Design Systems are the holy grail for Designers across the globe.
From behemoths like IBM and AirBnB to small scale Start-Ups, everyone seems to embrace the new normal, which is Design Systems ( I know, old news).
For anyone new to the term though, lets break it down with a…
Examining my lack of motivation to do something I enjoy
If you took a glance at my timeline over the last three months now, you would’ve been greeted by a blatantly suggestive image of a peach. It fits perfectly with the topic of the article it preludes, Too Hot To…
I am not a big fan of reality TV shows. I just can’t stand the artificial drama and fake (or scripted) interactions. So, naturally, I refused adamantly when my girlfriend tried to convince me to watch Too Hot To Handle. …
Investing in the current market can be stressful, to put it mildly.
I started building my investment portfolio with a simple ETF strategy like most people do these days. It’s easy to set up, relatively cheap, and if you understand the basics of how stocks and the market in general…
How the simple act of talking to each other can make or break a project
Every time I meet up with people I don’t know I dread the inevitable small talk that comes with building new relationships. …
Working in the media, and especially the creative industry, new job titles are made up almost every week. It is getting harder and harder to describe what you do at your job as a Designer because the definitions shift with every new tool available.
Starting in print design, I soon…
The decision to become a full-time freelancer felt incredibly scary at the time, in part because apparently, it’s a shark tank full of people just trying to “get a piece of the cake” out there.
My fears were misplaced. It was the complete opposite for me starting my career and…
I remember sitting amid a huge audience at a design conference in southern Germany. I felt like I got hit by a truck at the time, having had the flu right before we took the flight down south. Even though I felt like crap and my mind was fuzzy, I…
When Peter Chan gave my pandemic-wrecked brain a break.
Back when I was around 12 years old I discovered my neighbor's collection of Bonsai trees. He had around eight trees ranging from the age of up to 200 years and religiously pruned and watered them almost every day.
Looking at…
What doing a face plant can teach you about values.
When I was around fifteen years old I bought my very first skateboard. My parents hated it. Not because they were hardcore helicopter parents or condemned the scene around skateboarding, but because I broke both my arm and knee the…
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